Black Ops 2 remains a popular game outside of the latest gen consoles, registering around the same level of players on Steam as Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare currently does.

It's unclear when we might actually see it join the list of Backwards Compatible titles in the near future, there have been no indications from Activision that a deal might have been struck.

Many other Call of Duty titles have now been made part of the BC program although it remains to be seen if the big publisher have their own plans to carry on their remastering success following the launch of Modern Warfare this year.

Xbox Games With Gold January 2017 has now been updated with new titles to play

UPDATE ONE: Games with Gold January 2017 has now been updated, with Outlast no longer available to download on Xbox One.

World of Van Helsing: Deathtrap will remain free for Gold members until January 31, although fans have now seen the official launch of Killer Instinct: Season 2 Ultra Edition, which will remain available until February 15.

Outlast was one of the headline titles from December's Games with Gold lineup and how now been removed from the official list, along with Xbox 360 offering, The Cave.

Fans can now grab Rayman Origins on either console due to Xbox One Backwards Compatibility until January 31.

World of Van Helsing: Deathtrap: "This galore tower defense and action-RPG hybrid comes with a versus mode, a cooperative campaign, and an extensive single-player campaign that tasks you with defending the world against the horrors of the void."

Killer Instinct Season 2 Ultra: "This legendary fighting franchise is a must-own for fighting game fans, with unique characters, fluid gameplay, and an open-ended combo system. Battle friends and challenging AI at home, or unleash your skills online against players around the world and in monthly ranked leagues."

Rayman Origins: "With over 60 levels ranging from high-definition platforming to musical ensembles to epic boss fights, Rayman will have his work cut out for him in rescuing the Teensies and saving the Glade. Luckily, he’s not alone, with a wide cast of playable characters from throughout the series."

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Xbox One News: Backwards Compatibility and Games with Gold January 2017 updates

Fans have a limited time to download the latest batch of Games with Gold January 2017 titles before they are replaced later this week by Microsoft.

This month’s roster includes the usual four games, two on Xbox One and two on Xbox 360.

The first to go live on Microsoft’s next-gen console were tower-defence title World of Van Helsing: Deathtrap, followed by Killer Instinct: Season 2 Ultra Edition.

Xbox fans can also download Xbox 360 title The Cave, which is set to be replaced by Rayman Origins on January 16. It means today will be the last chance to grab The Cave before it is removed and goes back to its normal price.

It should be noted that all games can be downloaded and played on the Xbox One, due to Microsoft's Backwards Compatibility program.

Xbox Games With Gold January 2017:

World of Van Helsing: Deathtrap: Available from January 1-31 on Xbox One

Killer Instinct Season 2 Ultra Edition: Available from January 16-February 15 on Xbox One

The Cave: Available from January 1-15 on Xbox 360 & Xbox One

Rayman Origins: Available from January 16-31 on Xbox 360 & Xbox One

Xbox One exclusive games for 2017 and beyond
Fri, December 2, 2016

Microsoft's next wave of Xbox One exclusives include Sea of Thieves, Halo Wars 2, Crackdown 3 and more.

It's a big list that boasts some quality titles from the Xbox 360 – Battlefield 3 and Dragon Age Origins being top picks.

BF3 has received over 50,000 votes on the official Backwards Compatibility polling website, while DAO boasts over 30,000.

Bad Company 2 is also up there, scoring over 40k in user interest but still missing out on the top ten, which has been dominated by Call of Duty titles since the program was first announced in 2015.

Fans have been waiting two weeks, due to Microsoft's winter break, to find out what new Xbox One Backwards Compatible games were set to be added in January.

Microsoft confirmed earlier this month that they had plans to release a batch of new titles this week, Xbox Platform PM lead Bill Stillwell confirmed the news on Twitter, writing: "We plan to resume BC game releases next week.

"Lots of misinformation floating around today, none of it real."

Bill also revealed why fans are left waiting the majority of time to find out what Xbox 360 classics are being worked on.

"Many reasons. For example, the companies that own the rights to the game get to define release announcement plans," he confirmed.